For this Abbott executive, solving problems isn ’ t enough: ‘ We need to add value ’
As payers and providers across healthcare shift their focus to value-based care, leaders in the medical device industry are racing to keep up. Michael Pederson, SVP of cardiac arrhythmias and heart failure at Abbott, told MassDevice.com why simply solving problems with new technology isn’t enough anymore.
What was your path like from electrical engineering to Abbott’s cardiac arrhythmia business?
Pederson: As an engineer, I’ve always been drawn to how technology can evolve and re-shape entire industries. In particular, health technology can fundamentally change the lives of people battling complex health conditio...
Source: Mass Device - May 3, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Sarah Faulkner Tags: Cardiovascular Wall Street Beat Abbott devicetalksminnesota Source Type: news
Abbott Expands Cardiac Arrhythmias Portfolio with FDA Clearance of Advanced Mapping Catheter
- ADVISOR ™ HD GRID MAPPING CATHETER, SENSOR ENABLED™ FACILITATES IMPROVED DATA COLLECTION, SUPPORTING OPTIMAL TREATMENT FOR PATIENTS WITH COMPLEX CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS (Source: Abbott.com)
Source: Abbott.com - May 3, 2018 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Concerns Over Tick, Mosquito-Borne Diseases Rise After CDC Report
BOSTON (CBS) — A Center for Disease Control and Prevention (C.D.C.) report is raising concerns. From 2004-2016 the amount of tick, mosquito, and flea-transmitted diseases have tripled in the U.S.
Nearly 60% of the diseases detected came from ticks. Dr. David Crandell, clinical co-director for the Dean Center Tick-Borne Illness at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, says he’s not surprised. Dr. Crandell believes an increase in Lyme disease diagnosis comes from better testing and more importantly, a better understanding of the disease and the signs.
He says symptoms include: Malaise, almost like a flu-like symptom, pe...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - May 2, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Boston News Health Seen On WBZ-TV Syndicated Local CDC Gary Brode Local TV Mosquitoes tick-borne disease ticks Source Type: news
Substance in Chinese medicine can cause cardiac arrhythmia
(University of Basel) A medicinal plant frequently used in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) -- Evodia rutaecarpa -- contains substances that can cause cardiac arrhythmia. This is what researchers from the Universities of Basel, Vienna and Utrecht have recently found out. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - May 2, 2018 Category: Biology Source Type: news
Reconstructing what makes us tick
(American Institute of Physics) A major issue that limits modeling to predict cardiac arrhythmia is that it is impossible to measure and monitor all the variables that make our hearts tick, but researchers have now developed an algorithm that uses artificial intelligence to model the electrical excitations in heart muscle. Their work, appearing in Chaos, draws on partial differential equations describing excitable media and echo state networks to cross-predict variables about chaotic electrical wave propagations in cardiac tissue. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - April 24, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Coffee, Tea Not Necessarily Hazard to Heart Rhythm (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- But cardiac arrhythmia patients should steer clear of energy drinks (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - April 17, 2018 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Cardiva Medical adds $11m for vascular closure devices
Cardiva Medical said yesterday that it added another $11 million to a funding round it closed last year at $30 million to continue the commercialization of its Vascade vascular closure device.
Existing debt and equity investors participated, including PTV Healthcare Capital, Canepa Healthcare and affiliates of Luther King Capital Mgmt., the Santa Clara, Calif.-based company said.
In March 2017 Cardiva said it had put a bow around the $30 million round for Vascade, which won 510(k) clearance from the FDA in February 2013. Yesterday the company said the latest infusion will also go toward its Ambulate investigational devic...
Source: Mass Device - February 21, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Brad Perriello Tags: Funding Roundup Vascular Wall Street Beat Cardiva Medical Inc. Source Type: news
High blood pressure - these vitamin supplements will lower your risk of heart attacks
Vitamin D supplements could help to reverse damage to blood vessels after suffering from high blood pressure, scientists have revealed. Cardiovascular damage increases the risk of deadly cardiac arrhythmia. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - January 31, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Philips joins $9m round for remote-care co LindaCare
Digital health company LindaCare has landed an $8.7 million Series B round, with investments made by Philips (NYSE:PHG), PMV, Capricorn ICT Arkiv, Connecticut Innovations and others.
The Belgium-based company said it plans to use the newly-acquired funds to accelerate its U.S. market expansion and product commercialization, as well as build out its existing patient monitoring software platform for a broader range of cardiac diseases.
“This investment is a significant step for us, as it enables LindaCare to execute faster on our ambitious vision and strategy, and to take a leading market position across both Europe...
Source: Mass Device - January 24, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Sarah Faulkner Tags: Cardiovascular Funding Roundup Patient Monitoring lindacare royalphilips Source Type: news
Cyclizine is sold in Denmark as an over-the-counter drug and has serious side effects when overdosed - Petersen K, Hjorth P.
Cyclizine is sold in Denmark as an over-the-counter drug and affects not only histaminergic but also muscarinergic, serotonergic and α-adrenergic receptors, with side effects such as respiratory depression and cardiac arrhythmias, leading to fatalities. D... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 18, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
The Startup Caf é, the Place where Healthcare IT Decision-Makers and New Companies can Meet
17 - 19 April 2018, Berlin, Germany.
Whether they develop apps that detect the early stages of cardiac arrhythmia or cybersecurity software for hospitals, startups in the healthcare IT sector are flexible, highly innovative and can make a significant contribution to digitalising the healthcare system. (Source: eHealth News EU)
Source: eHealth News EU - January 16, 2018 Category: Information Technology Tags: Featured Events Conferences and Events Source Type: news
Abbott Expands Portfolio of MRI-Ready Devices
FDA gave MR-conditional labeling to two of Abbott's cardiac rhythm management (CRM) devices, a move that further boosts the company's ability to compete with its peers in the space.
The Abbott Park, IL-based firm said patients who receive a Quadra Assura MP cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator (CRT-D) or a Fortify Assura implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) are now able to have an MRI in the future if need be. The Quadra Assura and the Fortify Assura are two of Abbott's most widely-used high voltage devices, the company noted.
In September 2016, Abbott won FDA approval for MR-conditional labeling for the...
Source: MDDI - January 3, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Amanda Pedersen Tags: Cardiovascular Regulatory and Compliance Source Type: news
The 8th Annual Alexander Awards: The Best Tox Reading of 2017
Alexander Gettler
Once again, last year’s outstanding examples of long-form journalism dealing with topics related to medical toxicology were dominated by coverage of the opioid crisis, its origins and the resulting carnage.
The must-read article of the year was “The Family That Built a Empire of Pain,” Patrick Radden Keefe’s massive history of the Sacklers, one of America’s richest clans, much of whose wealth comes from their ownership of Purdue Pharma and the marketing and distribution of Oxycontin.
The article, which appeared in the New Yorker, notes that the clan’s patriarch, Arthur...
Source: The Poison Review - January 2, 2018 Category: Toxicology Authors: Leon Gussow Tags: Medical 2017 Alexander awards opioids Purdue Pharma Sackler Source Type: news
Spinal Elements lifts former COO Blain to the corner office | Personnel Moves November 30, 2017
Spinal Elements, previously known as Amendia, said this week it is lifting co-founder and current prez & COO Jason Blain to the position of prez & CEO, effective immediately.
Prior to coming on to co-found Spinal Elements, Blain served in various roles with medtech companies Smith & Nephew (NYSE:SNN), Alphatec (NSDQ:ATEC) and NuVasive Inc. (NSDQ:NUVA). Blain is replacing Chris Fair, who will stay on as a board member with the company.
“I am excited by the opportunity to lead our talented team of employees and partners and create an even more vibrant and dynamic Spinal Elements in the years to come. I t...
Source: Mass Device - November 30, 2017 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Fink Densford Tags: Business/Financial News Abbott Alphatec Apica Cardiovascular Bovie Medical Corp. Cardiovascular Systems Inc. Dentsply Sirona Guidant Corp. Lima Corporate Medical Device Innovation Consortium MedLumics MedTech Europe Medtronic Nuv Source Type: news
Shining a light on the nervous system to thwart disease
(Case Western Reserve University) Researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, and University of Pittsburgh have received a four-year, $9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop enhanced infrared light technology (infrared neuromodulation) for potentially treating a variety of diseases, including cardiac arrhythmias, high and low blood pressure, asthma, sleep apnea and diarrhea, one of the leading killers of children worldwide. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - November 14, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
